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Coolranny, Northern Ireland: Giant's Causeway Coastal Route. December 12, 2013. Walking with the Ancestors, Part 2 - Ireland - 2013 - December 12, 2013. Photography (c) 2013 Thomas Baurley, Eadaoin Bineid, Leaf McGowan, Technogypsie Productions. www.technogypsie.com/photography/. To follow the stories and tales visit www.technogypsie.com/reviews/ and www.technogypsie.com/chronicles/?p=10561. About Northern Ireland: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=14277. Coolranny: www.technogypsie.com/reviews/?p=17949. Causeway Coastal Route: "Coolranny - you are looking at one of the most spectacular stretches of Northern Ireland's coastline and enjoying one of its finest views. At just 12 miles (19 km) away across the Northern Channel, this is the shortest distance from Scotland and Cnoc Moy, South Point Light, the Mull of Kintyre, and Sanda Island are all visible from here. A Hard Life - At Loughan bay below, you can still see the remains of cottages left during the mass emigration of the 1800s. Life in this exposed, inaccessible landscape was difficult. Families often grew barely enough food to feed themselves and farms were often too small to be sustainable as ladn was constantly subdivided so sons could inherit. Fishing and sea farming, for edible seawee and kelp for fertiliser, were a daily part of life. For many, emigration was the only answer. Loughan Bay - the woodland gorges and hills of Loughan Bay are owned by the National Trust. Among the haze, birch, willow, and rowan trees you may be lucky enough to see the bright yellow, green, and white wood warbler. The cliffs beyond are home to many seabirds, like fulmars and oystercatchers. Elder ducks breed along the rock shore and you may even spot the occasional buzzard, which breeds in this area. Clachans Cottags - cottages known as clachans formed the farming settlements in the Glens. Land was held under the "Rumdale" system whereby farmers divided and shared the good, medium, and poor quality land. Each farmer also had a share of the open mountain land allocated in "Soums", sufficient for 1 cow or a few sheep. Townlands - the townland name of Coolranny (Cuil Raithni in Irish) means recess of bracken or ferns. A division of land originating in Gaelic times, the size of a townland originally related to the fertility of the land and the subsistence derived from it. Most have anglicized versions of Irish names and are often descriptive. Following the Plantation of the 1600s, more prosaic Scottish names, often referring to the land's owners, replaced some Irish ones. The Scottish Connection - Until the mid-1800s, this area was very hard to access by land. Scotland, a 12 mile boat journey away, was easier to get to than nearby market towns. The influx of Scottish settlers along this coast in the Plantation of the 1600s also had a major influence on the area." ~ sign post along the coastal highway, Northern Ireland.

Taken on: December 12, 2013

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